Ironing-machine



(No Model.)

Z. 0. SMITH.

' IRONING MACHINE.

Patented June 12, 1883 I I I M 1 0 O 0 11W (am/ boy.

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UNITED STATES PATENT GE'EICE.

ZEPHANIAH 0. SMITH, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

lRONlNG-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 279,514, dated June 12, 1883. Application filed August 14,1882. (No model.)

To all whom it inc/y concern):

Be itknown that I, ZEPHANIAH 0. SMITH, of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ironing-lVIachines; and I do hereby declare the. following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use it, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in ironingmachines; and it consists in the combination of an ironing-board and a suitable mechanism for moving'the ironing-board back and forth under a steamheated roller, the

-rller being provided with a suitable means for ejecting the condensed steam from the roller, and thus preventing it from filling up.

It also consists in the combination of the roller with a perforated bulk-head and suitable buckets, for carrying up the condensed steam to where it can escape from the roller, all of which will be more fully described hereinafter.

The object of my invention is to provide the roller with an automatic means upon its inside for discharging the condensed steam, andthus prevent the roller from carrying abody of water that only has a tendency to keep the roller cool.

Figure l is a plan view of my invention. 2 is a side elevation of the same. Figs. 3, 4, 5,. 6 are detail views of the same.

A represents asuitable frame, upon one end of which is j ournaled the drivin g-shaft B, which is provided with a pulley, (l, and a suitable friction-clutch, D. This clutch is fastened to along pivoted lever, which extends forward to the front end of the machine, and by means of which the operator can instantly stop and start the machine in motion. Upon this shaft is placed the pinion E, which meshes with the large wheel F, placed upon the cranked shaft G, and connected to the crank-shaftis a connecting-rod, H, which has its front end fastened to the ironing-board I, which is moved back and forth upon the top of the table under the roller. 1 formed on its under side, which extend the full length of the board, and which are made This ironing-board has flanges vvshaped at theirlower edges, so as to fit in correspondinglyshaped grooves made in the top of the table. These flanges form the bearings f or the table, and serveto lessen the friction between the moving parts as much as possible. To this ironing-board will be pivoted a short board, upon which shirts can be placed for the purpose of having the bosoms ironed.-

Rising from opposite sides of the table are the slotted standards M, in which move the boxes which carry the roller N. These boxes can be adjusted up and down by means of a set-screw, for the purpose of regulating the force with which the roller shall bear upon the articles being ironed. The roller is made to bear against the top of the ironing-board with sufficientforce to cause the roller to revolve with the board when it is moved in one directiou, and in order to prevent it from revolving in theopposite direction a pawl,'S, is secured to one end of its journal. Secured to one of the boxes or to the standard is a suit able pawl, V, which engages with the ratchet. This ratchet allows the roller to turn freely in one direction and prevents it from revolving in the other, and hence the clothes are rubbed or ironed by the friction of the roller when the table is moving in one direction only. This roller is intended to be heated by steam, and is made hollow, having an opening for the steam at one end and an exit at the other through the bearings. Steam being admitted into this hollow roller, a portion becomes condensed, and, unless there is a means of cleanin g the roller out, the water accumulates in the roller to such an extent as to prevent it from becoming th oroughly heated by the steam. For this reason it is necessary to provide the interior of the roller with an automatic means, whereby the condensed steam can be removed as the roller is moved by the action of the ironingtable under it. This water may be removed in two ways: First, a suitable bulk-head, 0, may be formed in the middle of the roller, and in between this bulkhead and the end of the roller through which the exit for the steam is made will be secured suitable curved buckets, P, which, as the roller revolves, will catch up the water which is in the bottom of the roller and carry it up until the inner end of the bucket is brought on a level with the exit for the 2 mama steam, and the water then runs out from its own gravity or is forced out by the pressure of the steam. Through the bulk-head are made suitable openings, so that the water and steam pass freely through it around its outer edge.

Instead of forming a bulk-head in the roller and using buckets to carry up the water, a curved perforated pipe, B, may be secured to the inner side of the roller, as shown. As the roller revolves the pipe having perforations in its upper side will pass down into the water in the bottom of the roller, and the water will then pass into the pipe, and as the roller revolves this water will be carried up. and around to the exit-opening, where the press ure or steam will blow it out. lonnected with this exit-opening is a suitable pipe or nozzle, which ispacked in such a manner as to prevent all leakage of either water or steam.

Having thus described my invention, I clain1 1. In an ironing-maehine, a steam -heated roller provided with automatic means upon its ZEPHANIAH (l. SMITH.

\Vitnesses:

CHARLES BA LL, AARON (7. JEWELL.

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